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I love movies and television. And I love the ins and the outs of Hollywood (OK – honestly I love it mostly so I can make fun of it, but still…). And usually when the two come together (meaning movies or TV shows ABOUT Hollywood), it rarely works. I mean there are hits…like The Player, […]

Recently, I ventured to Scotland for “holiday” (as the Brits call their vacations), armed with my iPad, loaded with an Ian Rankin mystery. Rankin, a Scot, is best known for his Inspector Rebus series, set in the gritty underbelly of Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh. I’ve read quite a few Rankin books, both from his lengthy John […]

Wickham scores again…this time with a fun, highly biting commentary on the social strata in England. Not unlike my favorite author Edith Wharton (who wrote about society in early 1900s New York), Wickham here uses her fine writing skills to make sweeping and also pointed gestures about the differences and familiarities between the middle and […]

One of the better novels I have read in a while…this one makes you laugh, cry and long for your friends. Rayner, a Brit, weaves a compelling tale filled with sudden loss, friendship, gradual loss, sexual identity and all sorts of relationships. The main characters are the storytellers here…Karen who experiences sudden loss right at […]

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